Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 254 Training

The howling wind whipped up a cloud of snow and mist, and two figures darted through the leaden clouds, colliding with each other.

The thick clouds churned and rolled under the violent impact of the two people's spiritual power, like a raging sea stirred up by an invisible hand.

"Holy Flame Baptism!" Qin Xiaochuan shouted, and a flame was generated directly in front of him, instantly spreading out and seemingly igniting the entire sky. The flame contained surging spiritual power, completely enveloping Han Kexin.

"Wind Howl - Thousand Blades, Break!" Han Kexin shouted, and a curtain of wind blades centered on her rapidly expanded, tearing countless holes in the surrounding flames. At the same time, her body, empowered by wind-elemental spiritual power, propelled her forward at high speed.

The moment she moved, Qin Xiaochuan caught her movements and predicted her path. He quickly flapped his bat wings and, surprisingly, arrived in front of Han Kexin before she could react. He then used a move from the Taiyi Five Elements Fist, "White Ape Emerges from Cave," to attack Han Kexin.

Han Kexin used wind-elemental spiritual power to block Qin Xiaochuan's attack with her left hand. At the same time, she did a somersault in the air and kicked his lower back with her right foot, which was carrying a wind blade. At the same time, the Wind Whisper in her right hand lit up with white light and a powerful wind god cannon shot out.

Qin Xiaochuan anticipated her attack once again. A burst of flame suddenly erupted from behind him, propelling his body forward. He not only dodged Han Kexin's attack but also performed a mid-air drift, turning his body from facing away from Qin Kexin to facing her. Just as he turned, a burst of flame erupted from his fist, striking Han Kexin who was about to fall.

Han Kexin fired another air shockwave cannon from her hand cannon. The powerful rebound force pushed her back up, and at the same time, a huge wind blade formed in her left hand.

"Wind Demon - Tornado Wind Blade!"

A huge vortex appeared in the sky, and a whirlwind of tornadoes instantly enveloped the two people.

The enormous wind blade seemed to contain the energy to destroy everything. Just as Han Kexin swung the wind blade at Qin Xiaochuan, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly rushed into her mind, causing some of the spiritual power in her palm to dissipate, and the enormous wind blade instantly shrank considerably.

Despite this, the wind blades were still very destructive. Instead of retreating, Qin Xiaochuan advanced, releasing bluish-white Samadhi True Fire from his right fist and smashing it with all his might towards the wind blades.

"Blazing Fist!"

With this punch, Qin Xiaochuan drew upon the spiritual power within the Witch's Ring, elevating the skill's power to S-rank. A surge of immense spiritual power erupted from his fist, instantly engulfing the wind blades, and its remaining force continued to sweep towards Han Kexin.

At this dangerous moment, Han Kexin's figure suddenly disappeared from the front. This was a new S-level skill she had learned in the past few days - Wind Shadow Flash. She instantly turned into a blur and moved at high speed. By the time Qin Xiaochuan reacted, she had already appeared behind him, with the muzzle of her gun pressed against his back.

"Wind Howl - Spiral Bullet"

But as she pulled the trigger, Qin Xiaochuan's body suddenly flipped 180 degrees in a bizarre manner, not only dodging her attack but also exploding between the two of them with a ball of burning flame.

"boom!"

The immense impact forced her to take a step back. Just as she was about to lean back to dissipate the force, another mental attack suddenly slowed her speed by half, while Qin Xiaochuan's Whale Crocodile Moon Probing attack was already following closely behind.

"Wind Howl - Skyfall." Han Kexin's body plummeted rapidly, barely dodging Qin Xiaochuan's attack. This was originally an offensive skill, but she used it to dodge, showing that she was already struggling to cope with Qin Xiaochuan's repeated attacks.

Qin Xiaochuan folded his wings and chased after Han Kexin like a swooping falcon. As he approached at high speed, he unleashed another Fiery Fist at Han Kexin's face.

"Forget it, I'm not fighting anymore." Just as Qin Xiaochuan's fist was about to land, she suddenly let down her guard and completely gave up the fight, which startled Qin Xiaochuan, who quickly withdrew his fist.

Finally, the fist was only one centimeter away from her face. If it weren't for the spiritual energy that automatically rose from her face to insulate her from the heat of the flames, she probably would have felt the burning sensation on her face by now, but she had an indifferent expression.

The two fell straight down until they were almost at the ground, at which point Han Kexin flapped her wings, glided upwards, and landed steadily on the ground.

"Why did you suddenly stop? I almost lost control." Qin Xiaochuan was a little angry.

"Let's test your self-control," Han Kexin said casually.

"What if I don't stop?" Qin Xiaochuan was even more furious.

"So what if you couldn't stop? It's no big deal," Han Kexin said nonchalantly.

"You..." Qin Xiaochuan's face turned red with anger, but he was helpless, as he couldn't bring himself to say anything too harsh.

Seeing Qin Xiaochuan's expression, Han Kexin finally felt a little better.

It's no wonder she teased Qin Xiaochuan like that; if it had been someone else fighting Qin Xiaochuan just now, they would probably have been furious.

Despite having the upper hand, she felt powerless throughout the battle, a feeling that could be summarized in three main aspects:

First, in the mental world, Qin Xiaochuan can always anticipate her attacks, causing her to always feel powerless because she strikes first but is caught off guard.

Secondly, the intense mental pressure caused the effects of her skills to be greatly reduced.

Finally, at crucial moments, he would also suffer unexpected additional mental shocks, causing his skills, which originally possessed S-rank power, to only achieve A-rank effects when released.

Anyone would be furious if they fought in this environment for half an hour.

Back in the real world, Qin Xiaochuan still hadn't recovered his good mood. Han Kexin glanced at him and said to Xiaoying, who was building a snowman at the door, "Xiaoying, your Uncle Xiaochuan is angry."

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she hopped over to Qin Xiaochuan like a rabbit, grabbed his arm, and looked up at him, asking, "Uncle Xiaochuan, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, don't listen to your aunt's nonsense." Qin Xiaochuan patted the little girl's head, then cast a disdainful look at Han Kexin.

Han Kexin strode into the temple as if she hadn't seen anything, and then heard Xiaoying's voice behind her, "Uncle, how about we have a snowball fight?"

Qin Xiaochuan squatted down to be the same height as Xiaoying, then gently brushed the snow off her clothes and said softly, "Have you forgotten? We still need to help Grandma Jiang regain her memory. After we finish this, Uncle will have a good snowball fight with you, okay?"

"Okay, good!" The little girl nodded heavily, then said, "I want to cultivate too, so I can fight bad guys with Uncle." As she spoke, she took out the vermilion edict ribbon from her arm.

Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but smile and affectionately patted the little girl's head.

"Now can we go find Kaiming?" Qin Xiaochuan asked Han Kexin as he entered the temple.

"Well, get a good rest tonight and recover your spiritual energy. We'll set off to find Kaiming tomorrow," Han Kexin said calmly.

"Okay." Qin Xiaochuan was a little excited. "While it's still early, I'll go and study my new skill some more. Maybe it will play a crucial role later."

"Go practice somewhere else. I want some peace and quiet. Don't bother me at the doorway," Han Kexin said.

"Uh." Qin Xiaochuan didn't expect her to say that, but he didn't say anything more and went to find a flat place a hundred meters away from the temple to practice his skills.

Han Kexin watched his departing figure, then turned to the wise monk meditating to the side, walked up to him, and asked, "Master, may I ask you a question?"

The wise monk opened his eyes and looked at her, saying, "What do you want to ask?"

Han Kexin paused for a moment before saying, "Master, you have the ability to see remotely and can see future events. I wonder if you could help me see what my future fate will be like?"

"Is there something you don't understand?" the wise monk asked instead of answering.

"There's nothing I don't understand," Han Kexin said calmly. "For us, there's no doubt that can't be resolved. If there are doubts, it's actually a good thing. I'd rather slowly unravel them, so that life has something to look forward to. I just want to know where my life is headed."

"I understand," the wise monk said, his head bowed. He seemed to understand Han Kexin's confusion about life. "But the matter of remote viewing is entirely dependent on chance. I don't know if I can see the result you want. I can only do my best."

"Thank you for your trouble, Master." Han Kexin put her hands together and bowed slightly to the monk Hui.

The wise monk walked to the fire, sat down cross-legged, added a few pieces of wood to the fire, and then pointed at the wood. The fire, which had been dim, immediately reignited. He then made several hand seals in front of his chest and chanted a mantra in a low voice. The flames, which had been burning quietly, suddenly began to leap rapidly. Gradually, the color of the flames deepened, and some images appeared within them.

Han Kexin stared at the flames. She saw countless terrifying ghosts roaring in the flames, but they couldn't make a sound. The ghosts seemed to be controlled by some mysterious force, merging together and finally being refined into extremely black soul-piercing nails. Just as Han Kexin was looking at these terrifying scenes in confusion, all the black soul-piercing nails suddenly shot towards her.

"Ah!" Han Kexin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The eerie image in the flames slowly dissipated, and the last image that appeared was several Soul-Piercing Nails piercing through her body, and the blood almost dyed her clothes red.

Han Kexin was breathing heavily, as if she had just had a very real nightmare.

The monk Hui had not expected to see such a scene. He frowned, wanting to say something, but unable to speak, because he understood what this scene meant, and he was not a liar. Under these circumstances, any words of comfort would seem powerless.

"Thank you, Master," Han Kexin said calmly, as if the scene just now had not affected her emotions. She even showed a sense of relief and composure.

"Good woman, may Buddha bless you." The wise monk raised his right hand to his shoulder and performed the Abhaya Mudra for Han Kexin.

Han Kexin clasped her hands together again, bowed slightly to the monk Hui, and then turned and walked out the door.

When she stepped outside, she saw Zhou Bin standing there, staring intently at her. Han Kexin's already indifferent gaze became even more indifferent, like a deep well, devoid of any light.

Looking into his eyes, Han Kexin calmly said, "You saw it all."

Zhou Bin didn't speak, but simply nodded slowly.

"Don't tell anyone," she said simply, before walking into the courtyard and into the snowy landscape.